diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
index f03e4c01d0..8829554276 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_display.php
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ function display_user_activity(&$userdata)
 */
 function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id, $notify_status = 'unset', $start = 0, $item_title = '')
 {
-	global $template, $db, $user, $phpEx, $start, $phpbb_root_path;
+	global $template, $db, $user, $phpEx, $start, $phpbb_root_path, $request;
 	global $request;
 
 	$table_sql = ($mode == 'forum') ? FORUMS_WATCH_TABLE : TOPICS_WATCH_TABLE;
@@ -1167,7 +1167,11 @@ function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id,
 					if ($uid != $user_id || $request->variable('unwatch', '', false, \phpbb\request\request_interface::GET) != $mode)
 					{
 						$redirect_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}view$mode.$phpEx", "$u_url=$match_id&start=$start");
-						$message = $user->lang['ERR_UNWATCHING'] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+						$message = $user->lang['ERR_UNWATCHING'];
+						if (!$request->is_ajax())
+						{
+							$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+						}
 						trigger_error($message);
 					}
 
@@ -1177,8 +1181,11 @@ function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id,
 					$db->sql_query($sql);
 
 					$redirect_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}view$mode.$phpEx", "$u_url=$match_id&amp;start=$start");
-					$message = $user->lang['NOT_WATCHING_' . strtoupper($mode)] . '<br /><br />';
-					$message .= sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+					$message = $user->lang['NOT_WATCHING_' . strtoupper($mode)];
+					if (!$request->is_ajax())
+					{
+						$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+					}
 					meta_refresh(3, $redirect_url);
 					trigger_error($message);
 				}
@@ -1232,7 +1239,11 @@ function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id,
 					if ($uid != $user_id || $request->variable('watch', '', false, \phpbb\request\request_interface::GET) != $mode)
 					{
 						$redirect_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}view$mode.$phpEx", "$u_url=$match_id&amp;start=$start");
-						$message = $user->lang['ERR_WATCHING'] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+						$message = $user->lang['ERR_WATCHING'];
+						if (!$request->is_ajax())
+						{
+							$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+						}
 						trigger_error($message);
 					}
 
@@ -1243,7 +1254,11 @@ function watch_topic_forum($mode, &$s_watching, $user_id, $forum_id, $topic_id,
 					$db->sql_query($sql);
 
 					$redirect_url = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}view$mode.$phpEx", "$u_url=$match_id&amp;start=$start");
-					$message = $user->lang['ARE_WATCHING_' . strtoupper($mode)] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+					$message = $user->lang['ARE_WATCHING_' . strtoupper($mode)];
+					if (!$request->is_ajax())
+					{
+						$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_' . strtoupper($mode)], '<a href="' . $redirect_url . '">', '</a>');
+					}
 					meta_refresh(3, $redirect_url);
 					trigger_error($message);
 				}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
index db461d07fa..365a794253 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_queue.php
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ class mcp_queue
 				$add_message = '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $topic_url . '">', '</a>');
 			}
 
-			$message = $user->lang[$success_msg] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_PAGE'], '<a href="' . $redirect . '">', '</a>') . $add_message;
+			$message = $user->lang[$success_msg];
 
 			if ($request->is_ajax())
 			{
@@ -885,6 +885,10 @@ class mcp_queue
 					'visible'			=> true,
 				));
 			}
+			else
+			{
+				$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_PAGE'], "<a href=\"$redirect\">", '</a>') . $add_message;
+			}
 
 			trigger_error($message);
 		}
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 5db36007c2..6e9cc1aa94 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -386,8 +386,12 @@ if ($mode == 'bump')
 		$meta_url = phpbb_bump_topic($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_data, $current_time);
 		meta_refresh(3, $meta_url);
 
-		$message = $user->lang['TOPIC_BUMPED'] . '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('VIEW_MESSAGE', '<a href="' . $meta_url . '">', '</a>');
-		$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_FORUM'], '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id) . '">', '</a>');
+		$message = $user->lang['TOPIC_BUMPED'];
+		if (!$request->is_ajax())
+		{
+			$message .= '<br /><br />' . $user->lang('VIEW_MESSAGE', '<a href="' . $meta_url . '">', '</a>');
+			$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_FORUM'], '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id) . '">', '</a>');
+		}
 
 		trigger_error($message);
 	}
@@ -1616,7 +1620,7 @@ function upload_popup($forum_style = 0)
 */
 function handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, &$post_data, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = '')
 {
-	global $user, $db, $auth, $config;
+	global $user, $db, $auth, $config, $request;
 	global $phpbb_root_path, $phpEx;
 
 	$perm_check = ($is_soft) ? 'softdelete' : 'delete';
@@ -1662,11 +1666,18 @@ function handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, &$post_data, $is_sof
 				add_log('mod', $forum_id, $topic_id, (($is_soft) ? 'LOG_SOFTDELETE_POST' : 'LOG_DELETE_POST'), $post_data['post_subject'], $post_username);
 
 				$meta_info = append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewtopic.$phpEx", "f=$forum_id&amp;t=$topic_id&amp;p=$next_post_id") . "#p$next_post_id";
-				$message = $user->lang['POST_DELETED'] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $meta_info . '">', '</a>');
+				$message = $user->lang['POST_DELETED'];
+				if (!$request->is_ajax())
+				{
+					$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $meta_info . '">', '</a>');
+				}
 			}
 
 			meta_refresh(3, $meta_info);
-			$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_FORUM'], '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id) . '">', '</a>');
+			if (!$request->is_ajax())
+			{
+				$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_FORUM'], '<a href="' . append_sid("{$phpbb_root_path}viewforum.$phpEx", 'f=' . $forum_id) . '">', '</a>');
+			}
 			trigger_error($message);
 		}
 		else
diff --git a/phpBB/viewtopic.php b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
index 3a7e633c99..ffb938a622 100644
--- a/phpBB/viewtopic.php
+++ b/phpBB/viewtopic.php
@@ -497,11 +497,20 @@ if ($config['allow_bookmarks'] && $user->data['is_registered'] && request_var('b
 					AND topic_id = $topic_id";
 			$db->sql_query($sql);
 		}
-		$message = (($topic_data['bookmarked']) ? $user->lang['BOOKMARK_REMOVED'] : $user->lang['BOOKMARK_ADDED']) . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $viewtopic_url . '">', '</a>');
+		$message = (($topic_data['bookmarked']) ? $user->lang['BOOKMARK_REMOVED'] : $user->lang['BOOKMARK_ADDED']);
+
+		if (!$request->is_ajax())
+		{
+			$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $viewtopic_url . '">', '</a>');
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		$message = $user->lang['BOOKMARK_ERR'] . '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $viewtopic_url . '">', '</a>');
+		$message = $user->lang['BOOKMARK_ERR'];
+		if (!$request->is_ajax())
+		{
+			$message .= '<br /><br />' . sprintf($user->lang['RETURN_TOPIC'], '<a href="' . $viewtopic_url . '">', '</a>');
+		}
 	}
 	meta_refresh(3, $viewtopic_url);